Jessica+Kos

Room: **Nigerian** = DI Break Out! =

= **Jessica Kos** = = =  **Office of Instructional Technology** **Pittsburgh Public Schools** **Instructional Technology Specialist** jkos1@pghboe.net

This session will provide participants with the most up-to-date and effective differentiated instructional practices in order to create engaging empowering 21st Century classroom environment. Differentiated lesson plan templates, a digital skills matrix, organization content charts and practical application models will be provided in order to assist teachers with the implementation of 21st Century standards and NETS based teaching strategies. In addition, online resources that assist in identifying student learning intelligences and readiness will also be provided so that differentiation can occur more naturally as instruction will be based not only on core standards, but also on student learning styles. Pre and post assessment strategies will also be demonstrated for effective assessment of student learning, products and performance. Practical application of effective digital integration strategies of Web 2.0 application in conjunction with critical 21st Century skill proficiencies and higher order thinking skills will be demonstrated so that all participants gain a deeper understanding of successful differentiated instructional technology practices.
 * Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to better meet the needs of today’s digital students.
 * Participants will be able to create rich lesson plans that embrace diverse learning styles and needs.

Online resources will also be shared for practical application of effective instructional strategies at [|http://moodle.pps.k12.pa.us] Log in information will be posted for the sessions.